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Legislature creates SHINE teacher supplement and $1,000 school-based classified stipend; USBE outlines reporting and timing
Summary
USBE explained how the new SHINE program replaces the Teacher Salary Supplement Program and how the $1,000 per-FTE classified (school-based education support professional) stipend will be administered, including reporting dates and eligibility rules.
Utah State Board of Education staff told LEA finance and HR contacts that the 2025 legislature restructured teacher supplements and added a new $1,000 stipend for school-based classified personnel for FY26.
Sam Yuri said the Teacher Salary Supplement Program (TSSP) has been reworked and renamed SHINE (Salary Supplement for Highly Needed Educators). "SHINE replaces the teacher salary supplement program," Yuri said, and USBE will continue to use the same program code for carryforwards. LEAs must adopt a local policy identifying high-need assignments and a method for prorating when appropriate, staff said.
Classified school-based stipend: eligibility and timing The legislature…
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